Southwest Shadow

A Case of Spring Break Fever

Carter Hunt, Staff Writer
March 25, 2026

As the spring weather settles too quickly into summer's heat, the space between spring break and summer break becomes a welcoming haze to gloss lazily over the minds of overworked students.

Sanity Testing

Arcade Encarnacion, Comic Artist
October 19, 2022

Whenever state testing rolls around, you can faintly hear the internal screams of millions of students across the country. Why is it that the fate of their future rests on them at such a young age?

Ready Player One?

Dean Carrasco
March 29, 2022

Young adults are going into the military with the idea that it’s going to be just like the video games they’ve played.

A Day In Life With…

Arcadia Encarnacion
March 24, 2022

Students who come from low-income households tend to focus on taking care of their siblings or finding their next meal, rather than academics.

A Valentine Of My Own

Arcadia Encarnacion
February 14, 2022

Valentine’s Day is the day when we celebrate love. Though giving flowers and exchanging chocolate or cards to loved ones is nice, treating yourself and showing yourself love is even better.

Live Music, No Money

Arcadia Encarnacion
February 11, 2022

Despite having opportunities to go to different venues and concerts, Vegas locals can’t lavishly spend as much as tourists do.

Action Movie IRL?

Arcadia Encarnacion
January 24, 2022

Seeing the capitol riot on the news felt so out of place. How could something totally outrageous be real? The event itself was completely bizarre, and on the one-year anniversary, still is.

Words Fail

Arcadia Encarnacion
December 10, 2021

Coding is difficult sometimes.

Eve of December 1

Arcadia Encarnacion
December 10, 2021

Christmas is "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," right?

When Group Work Doesn’t Work

Arcadia Encarnacion
November 4, 2021

Group work can be frustrating when the person who did the least amount of work is the most critical of it.

Pumpkin Carving

Arcadia Encarnacion
October 28, 2021

Halloween's approaching and what better way to celebrate than carving pumpkins?

Bringing pride flags is bad enough for someone to get RPC'd and even expelled. During another Nevada high school's homecoming, a student brought out a pride flag and made a speech after being selected for homecoming royalty. They were then taken to the office for "campus disturbance".